Corrugated paper board chick feeder



Jan. 16, 1945- K, c. FERGUSON 2,367,491

CORRUGATED PAPER BOARD CHICK FEEDER Filed Feb. 25, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1INVENTOR. Kim 52w CT/Zzwsam Jan. 16, 1945. c FERGUSON 2,367,491

CORRUGATED PAPER BOARD CHICK FEEDER Filed Feb. 25, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR.

Patented Jan. 16, 1945 CORRUGATED PAPERBO ARD CHIGK FEEDERI KennethC.'Ferguson, IndianapoIis, Ind., assignor. to Anderson- Box CompanmIndianapolis, Ind.

Application February 25, 1943,.Serial.No..-47"Z,llfl!7 19' Claims.

This invention relates to a feed trough for chicks and the like.

The chief object of this invention is to provide a feeder oftheaforesaid character and from paperboard stock, preferably ofcorrugated type,

and which is comprisedof aminimum number. of parts, thesameabeing'soformed .thatthey can be readily erected and associatedtogether to form said feeder, thereby permitting shipment in theknockdown condition to the ultimate purchaser.

Heretofore it generally has been the custom to form feedersof sheet.metal, which, however, under present conditions iswdifficult' to obtainfor this use. The present? invention provides an equally satisfactorysubstitute ,having a .comparatively long life and devoid of all metal.

The chief feature ofthis invention is to provide two or more blanks,suitably formed with creases, notches or slots at the time" of blankfabrication, whereby the. two or more :blanks may each be readilyerected and then" associated together by the ultimate purchaser to'formthefeeder.

Another feature of the present invention in the preferredform-thereoftoprovide two support members, each of which:is of.doublethick ness board and provided withzregistering U- shaped slotstherethroug-h. near the lower central portion, the ends of the; slots.being inclined upwardly and towards each other and each sup port memberbeing suitably notched at its upper edge, a single. blank forming. the.bottom, sides and an end wall, each of the-sidesbeing provided with alip-extension, andridge means inithe form of a single blank foldedlongitudinally upon it'- self and with its folded portion notched toprovide a serrated upper edge and two downwardly and outwardly directedwing or edge portions, the end Walls being notchedxsimilarly'andregistering with the adjacent support notches and'the ridge meansbeingoppositely notched for'end wall and support notch association With aninterlocking connection therebetween to retain the parts in feederformation.

Other objects and features of the invention will be set out more fullyhereinafter.

The full nature of the invention 'willbe understood from theaccompanying drawings and. the following description and claims:

In the drawings Fig; 1 is a perspective view looking down into a feederembodying the. preferredform of the in-- vention.

Fig. lAis aperspective view of one? end of a modification thereof.

Fig. 2' is a developed plan view of one end of the main blanktherefor.

Fig.3 is a developed plan: view of one doubl'e thickness support member;

Fig. 4:. is :adevelopedplan. m'ew'of one end of the: ridge means formingmember in: the Fig. .1 embodiment.

Fig; 5 is a perspective view looking down and into a feeder. embodying:another form ofzthe invention;.

Fig; 6 is a longitudinal. central sectional view of one .endthereof;

Fig. 7' 'aplan .of the: trough. forming blank, centralportionebeingbroken away;

Fig.1 Bisa similar view of the non-serratedform of: median ridge memberfor the last: mentioned blank.

In Figs. '7 and 8., double headed arrows: indicate the longitudinaldirection of the corrugation.

In. Figs. 1 to. 4 of the drawings, in indicates a bottom wall, I l twoparallel side walls, the same each being connected to opposite. sides ofthesbottom wall; by comparativelywide' creases l2. Each ofthesidewallsII. at its opposite edge suitably connected by; awide crease: l3 to alip portion 1.4.. Integral witheach. end ofthe bottom walli H! is an.end wall: forming member: t5 con.- nected thereto by the crease Hi. Thisend wall I5-is reduced from. its fullwifih, indicated at 15a, to itsfree end portion, as indicated at Ha, by means of an inclined edge H,the purpose. of which. will: be set forth. hereinafter. Extendingdownwardly andinwardly, .when: erected, and formed in. the. end wall I5is a .vertical' central notch l8.

Herein each support member; as previously stated, is of double thicknessand includes two portions substantially identical, but united togetherby one'liner of the blank from which the support. is formed.Thercorrugated layer and opposite-liner is separated, the; firstmentioned liner forming the hinge-20, which connects together the twobody portions 21- of the: support means; This is shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

Each portion, 2| includes near. its lower central portion a U-shapedslot 22 and each endeof the slot, isextended. and inwardly directed: asat123, the. extensions being directed upwardly toward thecentralnotchiMin the upper edge 25 of the support member. When the two. supportportions 2| are folded upon the hinge .20, the two slots. 22 -23register and the matches 24 also register.

When: thus positioned. the blank forming the. bottom; end and: sidewallszis: arranged in the position shown in Fig. 1 and then each supportmember is placed on the ends of the properly positioned portions of theblank. In this mounting in this form, each end wall I5 passes completelythrough the elongated bottom or central portion of the U-shaped slots22. When this end wall portion I5 has completely passed through theslot, the end wall I5 is turned upwardly at I6 and transversely of thebottom wall I and then lies outside of the support member 2 I.

Each side wall at it projecting end Ila and each lip portion at itsprojection end I4a projects through slots 22-23 and bears against theside edge I 5a of the end I5 and the inclined edge I! thereofrespectively. This increases the friction lock between the end wallmember I5 and the projecting ends of the side walls and the lipportions. When thus erected the notch I8 registers with the two adjacentnotches 24 of the dual thickness support member.

The longitudinal direction of the corrugations in the bottom isco-extensive with the side lip and bottom longitudinal dimension and theridge means longitudinal dimension. The direction of the corrugations inthe end wall portion of the main blank and the double thickness supportmembers is directed substantially vertical.

When the blanks are formed of. corrugated board stock, certainadvantages accrue in addition to the customary reduction in weight. Someof these advantages are, when the longitudinal direction of thecorrugations coincides with the length of the feeder, the side andbottom crease connections and subsequent folding are easily effected,the side upper edges only present two or three linear edges and themedian overhead member not only readily folds but the upper folded edgeis readily serrated or left smooth as desired.

The ridge means, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, includes a single blank thatis medianly created as at 30 and this provides two portions 3|, whichform a double thickness ridge arrangement terminating in face 3Ia. Thesefaces or edges bear against the adjacent face of the support member, asillustrated in Fig. 1. Integral with and extending longitudinally ofeach of the portions 3|, are the edge or wing portions 32, the samebeing connected thereto by a comparatively wide crease 33. This creasingis so effected that when the ridge means is mounted on the ends andsupports, these two portions 32 extend downwardly and outwardly ordivergingly relative to each other and toward the lip portions I4 asshown in Fig. 1.

Also, as shown therein, the lower edge 32b, or free edge, of the portion32 is positioned at a lower elevation than the upper and free edge I4bof the lip I4, the two edges being substantially parallel and formingtherebetween a restricted longitudinal opening through which feed isaccessible to the chicks and which is of such a character that thechicks cannot fall into the trough.

The ridge means edge end includes a looking tongue 34, which has a face35 spaced from and parallel to the face 3| forming a notch 36therebetween. The two notches at each end of the ridge means registerwith each other and they are, i the preferred form of the invention, oftriple width character, being sufliciently wide to slidably receive thethree layers of the double thickness support 2I means and the end wallI5 previously described. The locking construction is such that it is ofintersecting character, as it were,

and the notches 36 and 24 and I8 cooperate together to form aninterlocking connection between the adjacent parts.

To prevent chick roosting on the ridge means, the portions 3I adjacentand on opposite sides of the crease 30 are apertured as at 31. When thetwo portions 3| are brought towards each other, and not necessarily inabutting relation, except at the tongue interlocked portion, the upperedge of the ridge means is of notched or serrated character, asillustrated more clearly in Fig. 1. Herein the tips of the serrationsare indicated by the numeral 38.

To prevent chick roosting on the top edge of the lip I4, it also may beserrated as at I40 in Fig. 1A, although the close proximity of the wing.portion 32 thereto is such that this is not very likely to occur.

From the foregoing, it will be understood that the side edges 3Ia and32a of the ridge means maintain the support means in spaced relation andprevent inward movement thereof. It will also be apparent that the endwall I5 prevents outward movement of said support means as well as thelocking tongues 34 of the ridge means. The parts, therefore, are alllocked together by means of the cooperating transversely positionednotches I8 and 24 and the notch 36.

The resulting feed trough is one wherein the bottom is supported by theslot in the support means and the lower face of this slot, by reason ofdual thickness of said means, is of appreciable area. Also, the bottomof the trough proper is spaced from the ground or support upon whichtrough is placed and by that Portion of the support means which liesbelow the lowermost portion of the U-shaped slots 22.

It will be apparent that the support means provides a bottom bearingedge 20 of appreciable length and of considerable width. By reason ofthe length thereof, overturning of the trough is most difficult despitethe fact that the trough in this embodiment is elevated from thesupporting surface, for the chicks have insufficient strength tooverturn it.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive wherein a secondembodiment of the basic invention is illustrated.

Reference will first be had to Fig. '7 wherein the trough forming blankincludes the bottom III], side III connected thereto by crease H3 andside II2 comiected thereto by crease II4. Connected by creases IIB toopposite ends of the bottom are the flaps II5. Connected to each flapII5 by portion III is the extension I20. The connections are formed bycrease II 8 and II 9, respectively, and the flap and extension are ofsimilar outline as indicated at II5a and mm, respectively.

Integral with each end of the side III and connected thereto by creaseI22 is the tab I2l. It is capable of transverse positioning when theblank is erected into trough formation. Side H2 is similarly providedwith tabs I23 connected thereto by creases I24. These tabs have outlinesI 2Ia and I23a, substantially similar to outlines II5a and I2Ua.

Each tab I 2! includes a notch or slot I25 in its upper edge. Each tabI23 similarly includes a notch or slot I26. When the two tabs I2I andI23 lap each other as shown in Fig. 5, these notches register. Each flapH5 is slotted or notched as it were, as at I21. The connecting portionII! is as wide as the thicknesses of the lapping tabs I2I and I23. Theextension awe-am iized the last mentioned :m'eans ibeingiin'tegral withthe side walls at the ends thereof.

"is slotted or notched at 329; Herein the slots, I 21; ":I 28 and I29are continuati'ons of each other.

Referencenow will be had to Fig. 8, wherein 't'he median member blank isillustrated. The elongated blank includes two portions I-32 "with acrease I33 therebetween. These portions when folded upon themselves,form the smooth upper edge I33 in Fig. 5. Integral with each portion I32and connected theretoby an oppositely directed crease l-35is the wingI34. Extension I36 on ortions I32 is notched-or slotted as at I 3I, thetwo registering when the portions are folded. These notches form lateralprojections I36a.

When the median member is medianly folded and the wings are brokenapart, the wings diverge from each otherand extend downwardly andoutwardly toward theacl'jacent side walls of the trough. To preventundue divergence, the slot I29 in the flap extension 120 is extendeddownwardly and outwardly forming two wing restraining diverging wallsI30 and -I3 I, -and the result is a pocket that seats the ends of saidwings.

-"As illustated in Figs. and e, the sides are turned upwardly from the'bottom, and then the tabs are turned inwardly into lapping relation,then the flaps are turned upwardly, and the flap extensions are turnedinwardly towards each other andthen downwardly to lie parallel'to thesupporting flap and nest the lapping tabs therebetween.

The width and lengthof the extension is such that herein the sides andbottom are frictionally engaged by said extension edges. 'Whenso erectedthe resulting trough portion is notched or slotted at each end andportions I36 of the median member seat therein. The notches I31 alsoseat the upper edges at theroot of notches I25 and I26 in the lappingtabs. The wing ends seat against walls 130 and l3l. jecting portionsI364]. extend downwardly outside of flaps H5 and lock the troughstructure and median member together to form the comple'te feeder.

'While the invention has "been illustrated and described in great detailin the drawings and The pro-' foregoing description, the same is to beconupwardly from the bottom wall, each end wall includinga notched upperedge, an independent median member extending from end to end and betweenthe side walls and having at opposite,

ends interlocking association with the notched upper edges and meansparallel to and immediately adjacent the end walls and of 'a widthgreater than half the width of the end wall and adjacent the ends ofeach side wall and opertively connected thereto andpositionedsubstantially transversely thereof and interlockinglyassociated with'the adjacent endof the median member for trough formretention purposes.

2. A feeder as defln'edby claim 1' characterand-ridge means extendingfrom end'wall' to-e'nd wall retainingthe wa llsin trough formatio'n andhaving-a serrated upper edge.

' 5. -A paper board chick feeder including bottom, side and end wallsarranged .-in trough for- :mation, "and-independent ridge meansextending from end "wall to end Wall retaining the walls in troughformation, said'rid'g'e means having divergingly outwardly anddownwardly dire'ctcd wing-portions.-

6. -A "paper boardchick feeder including bottom, side and end Wall'sarrangedin trough formation, and independent ridge means extending fromend wall to end wall retaining the walls-in trough formation, eachsideWall includingian inwardly directed lip. I

'7. A-feeder as defined-by claim l'chara'cterized by said means havingdiverging'ly outwardly a'nd downwardly directed side edge'portions -andeach sidewall-including an inwardly and 'upwardly di- 'rected lip, theadjacent longitudinal edges 01 a lip and edge portionbeingspaced apartand the latter edge being at a lower elevation than the former edge toprovide a restricted feedin'g opening and prevent a chick seating "inthe trough.

'8. A'pap'er board chick feeder including a blank forming end walla-sidewalls and abott'om wall,

a pair of support and endforming blanks each including a downwardlydirected notch inJits-upper edge, and fa U-shapedslot in its lowercentralportiomthe ends of the side andbottom wall projectingtherethrough, the end wall being heside the support blank and extendingupwardly from the bottom, the slots in the support blanks maintainingtrough formation, and a ridge means extendingfrom end wall to end walland having adjacent-its ends upwardly directed notches for supportseating, the support notches and ridge means notches having aninterlocking connection.

'9. A paperboard chick feeder including a blank forming end walls, sidewalls and a bottom wall, a pair of support blanks each including a -U-shaped slot in its lower central portion,'the ends of the bottom andside walls projecting therethrough, the end wall being beside thesupport blank and extending upwardly from the bottom and having adownwardly directed notch in its upperedge, the slots in the supportblanks maintaining trough formation, and a ridge means extending fromend wall to end wall and having upwardly directednotches adjacent itsends for end wall association, the end wall and ridge meansnotcheshaving an interlocking connection.

10. A paper board chick feeder including a blank forming end walls,sidewalls and abottom wall, a pair of. support and end forming blanks, eachincluding a U-shaped slot in itslower central portion and a downwardlydirectedlnotch in its upper edge, the ends of the bottomand side wallsprojecting through the slots, the end walls being beside the supportblanks and extending upwardly from the bottom and each having a notch inits upper edge registering'with the support blank notch, and a ridgemeans extending from-end wall-to-end wall and having adjacent its endsupwardly directed notches for end wall and support blank seating, thesupport, end wall and ridge means notches having an interlocking notchin its upper edge registering with the support blank notch, and a ridgemeans extending from end wall to end wall and having adjacent its endsupwardly directed notches for end wall and support blank seating, thesupport, end wall and ridge means notches having an interlockingconnection, said ridge means having a serrated upper edge, said ridgemeans being a blank of paper board folded medianly, the two longitudinalside edge portions being directed downwardly and divergingly of eachother, each side wall including an inwardly and upwardly directed lip,extended upwardly and inwardly towards each other and the lip portionsbeing extended and seating in said slot extensions.

12. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end 1' of thebottom, and a median member operatively associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation.

13. An elongated corrugated paper board feeder for chicks including atrough forming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewithand extending upwardly therefrom, the corrugations extendinglongitudinally of the feeder, tabs on each side at the ends and extending'laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each other atadjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of the bottom,and a median member operatively associated at the ends with said endflaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation.

14. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides. lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of thebottom, and a median member operatively associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation, saidmedian member including a strip of paper board material, and aninterlock between each end of the strip and the adjacent flap and ofinterfitting opposed slot character.

15. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of thebottom, and a median member operatively associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation, saidmedian member including a medianly folded strip of paper board materialwith diverging wings between the trough ends, the folded portion at eachand including an upwardly directed notch adjacent said wings, and theflap adjacent thereto having a downwardly directed notch, the notchedformations interfitting.

16. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of thebottom, and a median member operatively associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation, eachend flap having a downwardly directed extension for nesting the lappingtabs adjacent thereto between the flap and its extension, said medianmember including a medianly folded strip of paper board material withdiverging wings between the trough ends, the folded portion at each endincluding an upwardlydirected notch adjacent said wings, and the flapadjacent thereto having a downwardly directed notch, the notchedformations interfitting, the extensions terminating adjacentthe bottomand each including divergingly directed slot forming walls, the wingshaving cooperating ends for slot wall engagement.

17. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of thebottom, and a median member operatively associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation, eachend flap having a downwardly directed extension for nesting the lappingtabs adjacent thereto between the flap and its extension, each tabincluding a notch in its upper edge, the median member including a stripof paper board material, the tab notch registering with a flap slot andthe median member seating therein and including a projection for flapretention in trough forming position.

18. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of thebottom, and a median member operatively associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation, eachend flap having a downwardly directed extension for nesting the lappingtabs adjacent thereto between the flap and its extension, each tabincluding a notch in its upper edge and each flap and its extensionincluding a slot formation registering with the same, the median memberincluding a strip of paper board material seating in the registeringslot and notch and including a projection for flap and extensionretention in trough forming position.

19. An elongated paper board feeder for chicks including a troughforming blank having a bottom and two sides integral therewith andextending upwardly therefrom, tabs on each side at the ends andextending laterally thereof, tabs on adjacent sides lapping each otherat adjacent ends, and a flap extending upwardly at each end of thebottom and a median member operativel associated at the ends with saidend flaps for locking the trough forming blank in trough formation, eachend flap having a downwardly directed extension for nesting the lappingtabs adjacent thereto between the flap and its extension, each tabincluding a notch in its character with diverging wings, said wingsextending downwardly and outwardly toward the 10 sides.

KENNETH C. FERGUSON.

